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Dementia Advocacy: Honored to Receive Southern Gerontological Society Award
By Brian LeBlanc When I was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2014, I could’ve never guessed the path ahead. Crazy. Amazing. Uncertain. Scary. Rewarding. All rolled into one. All I knew was that I felt a calling toward dementia advocacy and to help others on similar paths with education and resources. Fast-forward a few years, […]
Pacemaker Update: ‘I’m In Love With Her and I Feel Fine’
By Brian LeBlanc I owe you an update! If you haven’t seen from social media already, my recent pacemaker procedure went just fine. Of course, Maureen and I had some fears and trepidation heading into it. With my Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia and long history of heart problems, even the most routine of surgeries brought so […]
New Pacemaker, New Dementia Uncertainties
By Brian LeBlanc Life is complicated enough. Of course, my Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia adds to the chaos and uncertainty. And as much as I openly discuss living with dementia for the sake of helping others, the opportunity to talk other health issues doesn’t come up as much. So here it is: I’m having a […]
Pioneer Network: #WeAreDementiaStrong Ramps Up Educational Mission
(Editor’s Note: The following article was earlier published in the Pioneer Network monthly e-newsletter on March 1, 2022. By Brian LeBlanc and Maureen Rulison #WeAreDementiaStrong. Yes, we are. And we’ve never been stronger than we are today. That’s because we’re building our educational mission with new free content across a variety of platforms to reach […]
Presidents with Dementia? Let’s Not Jump to Conclusions
First and foremost, we refuse to get political here. Caregiver Support and Resources and our nonprofit partner #WeAreDementiaStrong exist to support individuals and families across the political spectrum. Whether you’re Ridin’ with Biden or on the Trump Train, you’re entitled to great love, care and dignity in life’s later stages, in good health and bad. […]
Who Should Be On Our Care-Partner Team?
This may just be one of my favorite parts of the life-care planning process: building the care-partner team. You naturally have tons of questions as you and/or a loved one make important preparations. Yes, they’re all equally important! But selecting the care partners that’ll be there for support in good times and bad is the […]
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